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The car Fast & Furious star Paul Walker died in wasn’t easy to drive. Introduced in 2004 with a $500,000 price tag and a production run of just over 1,200 cars, the Porsche Carrera GT is a coveted supercar, but even veteran drivers have crashed these 200 m.p.h. torque monsters. Many have even speculated that […] …

After a couple of hours of driving the 2013 Mini Cooper Paceman, it occurred to me that this is a car that should fold its tents and lurch away; I wouldn’t miss it. Then, after driving it for a week…. and here I should be writing the forgiveness paragraph, wringing my hands in shame and […] …

It’s hard to do a top ten list when there are dozens of cars to choose from at the annual San Francisco International Auto Show, so I picked my top ten list with an eye toward what is relatively new, or unusual or appealing. I will say, up front, it’s an eclectic and personal list. Yours […] …

Nissan has always been known for making excellent family cars — sedans, coupes, SUVs and the like. But it has also had its share of consumer-targeted performance cars, like the fabled Z series, which started with the Datsun 240Z in the early 1970s and continues with today’s 370Z. So it’s no surprise that Nissan offers […] …

The Chrysler Group may be rethinking its decision to bring Ron Burgundy aboard as a spokesman for the Dodge Durango after the anchorman (played by Will Ferrell) went on Conan O’Brien’s late night talk …

Sixty-three thousand dollars for a Volkswagen? The People’s Car? Yep. That’s what it costs to get you into a 2013 VW Touareg Hybrid sport utility vehicle. We’ll get to the car in a minute, but first I think we should take two steps back and look at the evolution of VW’s marketing history. VW achieved …

It’s got 44-inch tires, gets 14 miles per gallon, has a convertible top and is hands down the most ridiculous thing at the LA Auto Show. Oh yeah, and it costs $1.1 million, putting on the short, short list for the most expensive cars in the world. It is the Youabian Puma. The manufacturer’s intentions …

It’s that time again, that shank of the year when the two big California auto shows display their wares – hundreds of new cars and trucks to beguile you and let you decide if you want to make that horrendous decision to purchase a new car, the most expensive thing you’ll buy after a house, …